Bringing Fall Guys To Xbox Isn't A Priority Right Now, Says Dev

Meh. I wouldn’t play the game regardless. The developer should just come out & say that Sony wrote them a big check to keep the game off of Xbox & Switch.

The irony is this game looks like it was designed specifically for the Switch. Lol.

@KelticDevil the game is great. It’s a real bummer it’s not on Xbox. I have a PS4 and played this on my plus sub but i’m just way too invested in Xbox and achievements, friends list etc to play TOO much of it On Ps4.

This whole article is a real downer actually. I want to play it with my friends on Xbox.

I think they’re actually just going to focus on a Switch port first. But this is perfect for Gamepass!

And now they’re moving forward with new seasons etc on PS4 and PC, leaving Switch and Xbox players missing out. Bit of a waste really.

Edit: Just to add, I don’t blame the studio at all. I appreciate it’s a whirlwind situation for them! Just a bummer as I was hoping it would hit Xbox sometime in 2020 at least. My fault for even thinking it might!

It's not my type of game anyway..

Game is so much fun! I'm sure it'll come eventually, it's taking off just like Rocket League did and I remember them making similar comments before that came everywhere.

It would do very well on GP, just saying.

Got to chalk this as an organic win for Sony.

This is a small studio that barely was able to get enough beta testers during development. The idea of launching free on PSN+ and Steam Early Access was precisely to get more stress testing and they had a hard time stabilizing things at launch.

Maintaining multiple versions of a game like this is not easy, it's already a challenge for large studios like Epic Games, so it's understandable if a 20 person stidio like this one is not ready to tackle the update cycle across more platforms yet.

The game is excellent and incredibly fun to play.

I’m sure once the bugs are ironed out and servers are running smoothly all the time, they will look at bringing it to Switch and Xbox GP. Think of it as Beta testing on these PS4 and PC.

Those above will no doubt love the game when it comes to their platform, they’re just slightly bitter atm.

It’s a good game...in very small doses. I can’t play it any longer than about half an hour before I get bored.

@KelticDevil Microsoft know all about those big cheques....

Another indie lier? The PC version runs on Windows just like Xbox. Good thing the definitive edition will be released on Xbox when the timed-exclusive period ends.

They are having a lot of success right now to even care to waste resources and bring it to other platforms (they are a small team after all)... I can see the team getting annoy by this constant request. Like shut up, the game will come to your platform when it comes, so stop it.

Fall Guys wanted to replicate the same success Rocket League had, witch it was thanks in a big part of being a PS+ game. And they are succeeding, so I'm sure they couldn't care less about other platforms at this moment. They are as happy as they can be right now.

@BlueOcean It's good to know that porting a game to Xbox and maintaining it is as easy as pressing a button. They should hire you

@Octane Yes and it's no surprise you think a PS version is all anyone would ever need 😜. Of course, it's not pressing a button and I didn't say that, that's your twist, but it's the same OS so it's very easy 😉.

@BlueOcean
Another indie lier? The PC version runs on Windows just like Xbox. Good thing the definitive edition will be released on Xbox when the timed-exclusive period ends.

As someone that has done some game dev (small scale, nothing as big as this game even) I can assure you it is not a trivial task, even if they are using a multi-platform engine.

Coordinating patching through multiple platforms alone can be nightmare for an inexperienced team. I think the game does not even have cross-platform play yet, something I am sure they want to have working before they start going to other platforms.

Even ignoring that, just because a game is up and running on Windows, on Steam, does not mean much to get that game on XBox. The game is, for one, obviously using Steam APIs for a lot of social features. On a multiplayer game, that can be everything.

Depending how they implemented things, it is not an insignificant amount of work for them to just migrate to XBox and replace all these social features with XBox Live equivalents.

I know it sucks the game wont be on XBox, but even with the fact that these guys are likely rolling in money (or will be soon, those checks might not have even been mailed yet, given they have an intermediate publisher) this team still has a lot of sympathy from me at this time.

If anything, this game is further proof that indie devs and small teams should not be ignored. Some of the largest hits of the last 15 years came from out of nowhere. Angry Birds, Minecraft, PUBGs, Rocket League, now Fall Guys. We will never know what small shop will make the next big game changer, and the platform that helps these small shops the most might be the most likely to benefit from their success.

I think it's a combination of things.
Firstly, I think it's obvious Sony has a timed exclusive deal.
Secondly, they are a very small team who now have to keep the momentum and support going for the game on two platforms.
Unless the money starts rolling in consistanly from the PC side, they won't be able to hire anymore staff to help develop more platforms.

@PretendWorking Also ID@XBOX supported Coffee Stain Studios for their best-seller Goat Simulator which went on to become a real sensation later on. I clearly remember playing it on a friend’s PC back in 2014-15.

bring it to game pass, and i'll care. bring it out for retail, and i'll pass.

@blinx01 That's why I mean, it's obvious that there's a timed exclusivity, mostly because of how they worded it, it reminds me of other studios' excuses.